Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)

Description


* novaeboracensis Perrier, 1869, Asteracanthion

Asteracanthion novaeboracensis Perrier, 1869: 41, pl. 1, fig. 9a.

Asterias arenicola ‒ Perrier 1875: 51.

Asterias forbesi ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 421.

CURRENT STATUS. — Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848).

Common Names


  • Forbes'S Sea Star ( English )
  • Taxonomic Hierarchy


    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Echinodermata

    Class: Asteroidea

    Order: Forcipulatida

    Family: Asteriidae

    Genus: Asterias

    Species: Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)

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